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ESPN acquires Student Sports site

US TV network ESPN has acquired high-school sports website Student Sports. The deal, agreed for undisclosed terms, is part of ongoing efforts by sports channel ESPN to expand into the student market. It comes as ESPN signs a licensing and content-sharing deal with athletic training site SPARQ. ...

Tags: ESPN, The Walt Disney Co.

News items 2008-06-13

ESPN President Bodenheimer "bullish" on Ad Growth

By Gina Keating LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's DIS sports chief, George Bodenheimer, said on Tuesday he is bullish on growth prospects for the cable sports network ESPN, whose solid performance in recent years has been the main engine for ...

Tags: Operational accounting, ESPN, Disney Corp., advertising sales, The Walt Disney Co., Los Angeles, advertisement, income, revenue, Internet video, TV, international business, network, broadcasting, performance, cable, president, Thomson Reuters Corp., equity, digital media, We

News items 2008-06-10

Virgin Mobile agrees to buy SK Telecom's Helio - Rumour

Virgin Mobile USA has agreed to buy Helio, the US mobile operator controlled by South Korea Telecom SK Telecom, says the Financial Times. According to the unconfirmed report, Helio will be merged into Virgin Mobile and SK Telecom will own 20% of the merged entity, which will be worth...

Tags: SK Telecom Co., Virgin Mobile, Helio, ESPN, Amp'd Mobile, Sonopia, The Walt Disney Co.

News items 2008-06-25

ABC signs video deal with Veoh

Disney-owned US TV network, ABC, has signed a content distribution deal with video site Veoh, reports the New York Times. Under the agreement, full-length episodes of hit ABC programmes - such as 'Lost' and 'Desperate Housewives' - will be accessed in the US through links on a dedicated Veoh...

Tags: Veoh, ESPN, MTV Networks, Fox Entertainment Group, ABC Inc, CNBC, CBS Broadcasting Inc., The Walt Disney Co.

News items 2008-06-23

The ESPN Digital Conversion Project: A Case Study in Digital Asset Management

ESPN has undertaken one of the most ambitious broadcast technology and workflow restructuring projects in television history: the conversion of ESPN's production facilities, media creation and presentation workflows, and its irreplaceable content archive, from analog to digital. Like most media asset management applications, it is driven by three primary business...

Tags: Asset management, ESPN, digital asset management, asset, TV

White papers 2004-02-18

Additional Resources

Sports on TV, radio

TELEVISION GOLF Open de France, GOLF, 7:30 a.m. LPGA: U.S. Women's Open, ESPN, 10 a.m. PGA: Buick Open, GOLF, 1 p.m. Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic, GOLF, 4:30 p.m. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ...

Articles 2008-06-26

Inside the NBA draft

Big men (Power forwards/centers) Top of the draft For the longest time, Kansas State power forward Michael Beasley seemed like the consensus No. 1 overall selection. Then University of Memphis point guard Derrick Rose blossomed, and Beasley looked like the sure-bet...

Articles 2008-06-26

The Small Business Company Announces Nationwide DRTV Campaign

SAN DIEGO -- The Small Business Company (OTCBB:SBCO), a provider of solutions for small businesses, announces it will begin its nationwide Direct Response TV ad campaign for the Company's products starting in July 2008. This is the second of three marketing initiatives the Company intends to launch in the next...

Articles 2008-06-25

Fresno State doesn't let up in 19-10 win

OMAHA -- Fresno State pushed the battle for this year's baseball national championship to the final day by outslugging Georgia 19-10 on Tuesday to even their best-of-three College World Series at 1-1. Fresno State (46-31) shrugged off an early five-run deficit to force tonight's deciding game (7 ET,...

Articles 2008-06-25

NBA draft

When: Thursday Where: New York TV: ESPN, 5 p.m. The Jazz: The Jazz own three picks in the two-round, 60- selection draft: No. 23 overall in the first round, and No. 44 (originally belonging to Philadelphia, and acquired in 2005) and...

Articles 2008-06-25

Sports on TV, radio

TELEVISION COLLEGE BASEBALL CWS: Georgia vs. Fresno St. if necessary, ESPN, 5 p.m. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Diamondbacks at Red Sox, ESPN2, 5 p.m. Rockies at Royals, FSN, 6 p.m. SOCCER ...

Articles 2008-06-25

Woods is a golfer, not an athlete

"Maybe we should end the debate right now ... maybe what Tiger Woods did ... makes him the greatest athlete in sports." -- Jim Souhan, Star Tribune "Tiger Woods is the greatest individual athlete ever." -- Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN Sports. "It's time to contemplate...

Articles 2008-06-25

Web site comparisons of prospective Jazz picks

Some Internet comparisons for just a few of the players the Jazz would consider taking at No. 23 in Thursday's NBA Draft: Georgetown center Roy Hibbert: Best case, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (1) Rider big man Jason Thompson: Jason Smith (2) French center...

Articles 2008-06-25

sports in brief

Local & state: Musgrave, Scott named to Lowe's All-America Rob Musgrave of Wichita State and Brett Scott of Kansas State were named to the first team All-Senior All-America team presented by Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Musgrave, a left-handed pitcher from Carbondale, finished the 2008...

Articles 2008-06-24

sports in brief

Local & state: Musgrave, Scott named to Lowe's All-America Rob Musgrave of Wichita State and Brett Scott of Kansas State were named to the first team All-Senior All-America team presented by Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Musgrave, a left-handed pitcher from Carbondale, finished the 2008...

Articles 2008-06-24

NHL'S Lightning name Melrose coach

TAMPA, Florida AFP — The Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday tabbed Barry Melrose as their new coach, bringing him back to the bench after more than 10 years as a television commentator. Melrose becomes the sixth coach in club history, replacing John Tortorella, who was sacked after the Lightning...

Articles 2008-06-24

Pop candy

Music *ESPN's Baseball Tonight is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Take Me Out to the Ballgame with a Battle of the Bands-style competition. Each night, a musician performs the classic on TV; viewers can vote for their favorite online. Among the performers: Gretchen Wilson, Ozomatli and...

Articles 2008-06-24

Reality competition 'Wipeout' gets rolling tonight

Nothing guarantees a laugh like watching people trip, slip and fall. At least that's what ABC is counting on with the reality competition Wipeout, premiering tonight (8 ET/PT). In each episode, 24 people of all shapes and sizes compete for $50,000 by running a course filled with obstacles...

Articles 2008-06-24

College World Series attendance drops after schedule shift

OMAHA -- A major shift in the College World Series schedule this year has produced a significant drop in attendance without improving television ratings. The average attendance per session heading into Monday's best-of-three championship series between Georgia and Fresno State was down 2,161 from 2007, covering 11 sessions...

Articles 2008-06-24

Sports on TV

TELEVISION COLLEGE BASEBALL CWS: Georgia vs. Fresno St., ESPN, 5 p.m. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Orioles at Cubs, WGN, 6 p.m. Rockies at Royals, FSN, 6 p.m. TENNIS Wimbledon, ESPN2,...

Articles 2008-06-24